diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index d74365d4a6e..5a09bf392ec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 
+#include "sleep.h"
+
 #define _COMPONENT			ACPI_POWER_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("power");
 #define ACPI_POWER_CLASS		"power_resource"
@@ -361,17 +363,15 @@ int acpi_device_sleep_wake(struct acpi_device *dev,
  */
 int acpi_enable_wakeup_device_power(struct acpi_device *dev, int sleep_state)
 {
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	if (!dev || !dev->wakeup.flags.valid)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/*
-	 * Do not execute the code below twice in a row without calling
-	 * acpi_disable_wakeup_device_power() in between for the same device
-	 */
-	if (dev->wakeup.flags.prepared)
-		return 0;
+	mutex_lock(&acpi_device_lock);
+
+	if (dev->wakeup.prepare_count++)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Open power resource */
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->wakeup.resources.count; i++) {
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ int acpi_enable_wakeup_device_power(struct acpi_device *dev, int sleep_state)
 		if (ret) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Transition power state\n");
 			dev->wakeup.flags.valid = 0;
-			return -ENODEV;
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -388,9 +389,13 @@ int acpi_enable_wakeup_device_power(struct acpi_device *dev, int sleep_state)
 	 * in arbitrary power state afterwards.
 	 */
 	err = acpi_device_sleep_wake(dev, 1, sleep_state, 3);
-	if (!err)
-		dev->wakeup.flags.prepared = 1;
 
+ err_out:
+	if (err)
+		dev->wakeup.prepare_count = 0;
+
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&acpi_device_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -402,35 +407,42 @@ int acpi_enable_wakeup_device_power(struct acpi_device *dev, int sleep_state)
  */
 int acpi_disable_wakeup_device_power(struct acpi_device *dev)
 {
-	int i, ret;
+	int i, err = 0;
 
 	if (!dev || !dev->wakeup.flags.valid)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	mutex_lock(&acpi_device_lock);
+
+	if (--dev->wakeup.prepare_count > 0)
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
-	 * Do not execute the code below twice in a row without calling
-	 * acpi_enable_wakeup_device_power() in between for the same device
+	 * Executing the code below even if prepare_count is already zero when
+	 * the function is called may be useful, for example for initialisation.
 	 */
-	if (!dev->wakeup.flags.prepared)
-		return 0;
+	if (dev->wakeup.prepare_count < 0)
+		dev->wakeup.prepare_count = 0;
 
-	dev->wakeup.flags.prepared = 0;
-
-	ret = acpi_device_sleep_wake(dev, 0, 0, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	err = acpi_device_sleep_wake(dev, 0, 0, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Close power resource */
 	for (i = 0; i < dev->wakeup.resources.count; i++) {
-		ret = acpi_power_off_device(dev->wakeup.resources.handles[i], dev);
+		int ret = acpi_power_off_device(
+				dev->wakeup.resources.handles[i], dev);
 		if (ret) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Transition power state\n");
 			dev->wakeup.flags.valid = 0;
-			return -ENODEV;
+			err = -ENODEV;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&acpi_device_lock);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 781435d7e36..318b1ea7a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ static int acpi_bus_get_wakeup_device_flags(struct acpi_device *device)
 	kfree(buffer.pointer);
 
 	device->wakeup.flags.valid = 1;
+	device->wakeup.prepare_count = 0;
 	/* Call _PSW/_DSW object to disable its ability to wake the sleeping
 	 * system for the ACPI device with the _PRW object.
 	 * The _PSW object is depreciated in ACPI 3.0 and is replaced by _DSW.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/wakeup.c b/drivers/acpi/wakeup.c
index 88725dcdf8b..e0ee0c036f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/wakeup.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void acpi_enable_wakeup_device(u8 sleep_state)
 		/* If users want to disable run-wake GPE,
 		 * we only disable it for wake and leave it for runtime
 		 */
-		if ((!dev->wakeup.state.enabled && !dev->wakeup.flags.prepared)
+		if ((!dev->wakeup.state.enabled && !dev->wakeup.prepare_count)
 		    || sleep_state > (u32) dev->wakeup.sleep_state) {
 			if (dev->wakeup.flags.run_wake) {
 				/* set_gpe_type will disable GPE, leave it like that */
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void acpi_disable_wakeup_device(u8 sleep_state)
 		if (!dev->wakeup.flags.valid)
 			continue;
 
-		if ((!dev->wakeup.state.enabled && !dev->wakeup.flags.prepared)
+		if ((!dev->wakeup.state.enabled && !dev->wakeup.prepare_count)
 		    || sleep_state > (u32) dev->wakeup.sleep_state) {
 			if (dev->wakeup.flags.run_wake) {
 				acpi_set_gpe_type(dev->wakeup.gpe_device,
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index c3ace75d57b..1fa3ffb7c93 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ struct acpi_device_perf {
 /* Wakeup Management */
 struct acpi_device_wakeup_flags {
 	u8 valid:1;		/* Can successfully enable wakeup? */
-	u8 prepared:1;		/* Has the wake-up capability been enabled? */
 	u8 run_wake:1;		/* Run-Wake GPE devices */
 };
 
@@ -263,6 +262,7 @@ struct acpi_device_wakeup {
 	struct acpi_handle_list resources;
 	struct acpi_device_wakeup_state state;
 	struct acpi_device_wakeup_flags flags;
+	int prepare_count;
 };
 
 /* Device */